Anniston (AL) –Per Jackson Hodges Anniston Public Relations Director, the City of Anniston requests that everyone be aware of the freezing temperatures that will begin on Thursday, January 12, 2023. A public warming station at The Bridge at Anniston First United Methodist Church (1401 Noble St, Anniston) will be open from Thursday, 01/12/23 to Saturday, 01/14/23. For more information on the warming station, please visit: www.annistonal.gov/warming-station.

The City of Anniston’s Community Task Force on Homelessness led by United Way of East Central Alabama in partnership with Anniston First United Methodist Church and Interfaith Ministries of Calhoun County and His Hands and Feet Ministries made this warming station possible.

For assistance, call at 256-848-7555.

Contact your local United Way by dialing 2-1-1 for more information about community resources.

You can donate items, meals and/or help prepare meals for the warming station by contacting Diane Smith’s His Hands and Feet Ministries 704-904-8877.

To learn more about volunteer and future employment opportunities at the warming station, please email Kyle Bryan from United Way .